Milan Milošević
{{Short description|Bosnian basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Milan Milošević
| image = Milosevic Milan.jpg
| image_size = 180px
| caption = Milošević with AEK in 2016.
| position = Power forward / small forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8.75
| weight_lb = 239
| league = Bosnian League
| team = OKK Spars
| number =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|9|26}}
| birth_place = Bileća, SR Bosnia-Herzegovina,
SFR Yugoslavia
| nationality = Bosnian
| draft_year = 2007
| career_start = 2003
| career_end =
| years1 = 2003–2005
| team1 = Hercegovac Bileća
| years2 = 2005–2008
| team2 = Sloboda Tuzla
| years3 = 2008–2009
| team3 = Crvena zvezda
| years4 = 2009–2010
| team4 = Bosna
| years5 = 2010
| team5 = Keravnos
| years6 = 2011–2013
| team6 = Budućnost Podgorica
| years7 = 2013–2014
| team7 = Zlatorog Laško
| years8 = 2014–2017
| team8 = AEK Athens
| years9 = 2017–2018
| team9 = Promitheas Patras
| years10 = 2018–2019
| team10 = Lavrio
| years11 = 2019–2021
| team11 = Aris Thessaloniki
| years12 = 2021–2022
| team12 = Al-Khor
| years13 = 2022
| team13 = Büyükçekmece Basketbol
| years14 = 2022
| team14 = Piratas de La Guaira
| years15 = 2022–2023
| team15 = Shabab Al Ahli
| years16 = 2023
| team16 = Piratas de La Guaira
| years17 = 2023–2024
| team17 = Al-Ittihad
| years18 = 2024
| team18 = Mladost Zemun
| years19 = 2024
| team19 = Piratas de Los Lagos
| years20 = 2024–present
| team20 = Spars Realway
| highlights = *Greek League All Star (2018)
- Bosnian Cup winner (2010)
- 2× Montenegrin League champion (2012, 2013)
- Montenegrin Cup winner (2012)
}}
Milan Milošević (born September 26, 1985) is a Bosnian professional basketball player. He also represents the senior men's Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team. He is 2.05 m (6 ft. 8 {{3/4}} in.) tall,[http://www.abaliga.com/player/1020 Milan Milošević Position: Power Forward Height: 205 cm.] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130825121512/http://www.abaliga.com/player/1020 |date=2013-08-25 }} and he can play at both the small forward and power forward positions.
Professional career
Milošević started his pro career with Hercegovac Bileća during the 2003–04 season. In 2005, he moved to Sloboda Tuzla where he played for almost 3 years. In the 2008–09 season, he moved to Serbia and joined Crvena zvezda. He then returned to Bosnia and played for Bosna Sarajevo.[http://www.sportando.com/en/cups/adriatic-league/79522/milan-milosevic-moves-to-bosna.html Milan Milosevic moves to Bosna.]
He then moved to Cyprus and played for Keravnos Strovolou in 2010,[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/other-leagues/83330/milan-milosevic-moves-to-keravnos.html Milan Milosevic moves to Keravnos.] and later to Budućnost Podgorica in 2011. He joined Zlatorog Laško in 2013.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/slovenia/106994/zlatorog-lasko-signs-milan-milosevic.html Zlatorog Lasko signs Milan Milosevic.]
In 2014, he agreed to terms with Panionios, but he left the club before playing in a single game.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/135071/milan-milosevic-signs-with-panionios.html Milan Milosevic signs with Panionios.] Later that season, he signed a one-year contract with AEK.[http://www.a1basket.gr/2014/10/aek-signed-milan-milosevic.html AEK signed Milan Milošević.] He sometimes came off the bench, while Dušan Šakota served as the team's starting power forward. He had a solid season with AEK, and in August 2015, the team re-signed him for the 2015–16 season.[http://www.sdna.gr/news-english/article/108124/milosevic-signs-new-aek-deal Milosevic signs new AEK deal.] In June 2016, he re-signed with AEK for the 2016–17 season.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/202448/milan-milosevic-re-signs-with-aek-athens.html Milan Milosevic re-signs with AEK Athens.]
On September 22, 2017, after three years with AEK Athens, Milošević joined Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League.[http://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/507463/Promitheas-add-Milosevic-to-their-roster Promitheas add Milosevic to their roster.] On July 19, 2018, he agreed to join Lavrio and stay in Greece for another season. He averaged 11.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game for Lavrio. On August 16, 2019, Milošević signed with Aris.{{cite news |title=Milan Milosevic joins Aris BC |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/milan-milosevic-joins-aris-bc/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=September 4, 2020 |date=August 17, 2019|last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }} On September 22, 2020, he re-signed with Aris for the 2020-21 season.{{cite news |title=Aris Salonicco re-signs Milan Milosevic |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/aris-salonicco-re-signs-milan-milosevic/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=September 22, 2020 |date=September 22, 2020}}
On March 31, 2022, he has signed with Büyükçekmece Basketbol of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Bosnia/news/737410/Milan-Milosevic-(ex-Al-Khor)-signs-at-Buyukcekmece|title=Milan Milosevic (ex Al Khor) signs at Buyukcekmece|last=|first=|date=March 31, 2022|website=|publisher=Eurobasket|language=En|access-date=March 31, 2022}}
National team career
Milošević has also been a member of the senior men's Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team. With Bosnia's senior national team, he played at the EuroBasket 2011. He was also called by Bosnian head coach, Duško Ivanović, to participate at the team's training camp for EuroBasket 2015, and he managed to make the team's final roster and play at the tournament.
Career statistics
{{Basketball player statistics legend}}
{{Small|Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out}}
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|-
| 2014–15
| style="text-align:left;"|AEK
| align=left | GBL
| 26 || 17.0 || .432 || .189 || .714 || 5.3 || 1.3 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 6.8
|-
| 2015–16
| style="text-align:left;"|AEK
| align=left | GBL
| 26 || 19.5 || .417 || .312 || .750 || 5.5 || 1.0 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 8.7
|-
| 2016–17
| style="text-align:left;"|AEK
| align=left | GBL
| 14 || 22.1 || .402 || .206 || .673 || 5.7 || 1.1 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 8.7
|-
| 2017–18
| style="text-align:left;"|Promitheas
| align=left | GBL
| 20 || 25.3 || .489 || .297 || .619 || 5.7 || 1.4 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 12.6
|}
=Playoffs=
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|-
| 2014–15
| style="text-align:left;"|AEK
| align=left | GBL
| 3 || 21.2 || .315 || .250 || .571 || 8.3 || 2.3 || 1.3 || 0.0 || 6.0
|-
| 2015–16
| style="text-align:left;"| AEK
| align=left | GBL
| 10 || 23.3 || .470 || .345 || .773 || 6.9 || 1.2 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 8.9
|-
| 2016–17
| style="text-align:left;"| AEK
| align=left | GBL
| 9 || 22.0 || .422 || .192 || .450 || 6.6 || 0.9 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 7.6
|-
| 2017–18
| style="text-align:left;"|Promitheas
| align=left | GBL
| 1 || 23.1 || .571 || .500 || 1.000 || 4.0 || 2.0 || 0 || 0 || 12.0
|}
=FIBA Champions League=
References
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External links
- [https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Milan%20MILOSEVIC/pid/70331/_//players.html FIBA Profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150924200644/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6042634/playerview.html FIBA (game-center) Profile]
- [https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/?seasoncode=U2015&pcode=001411 EuroCup Profile]
- [http://www.interperformances.com/basket/detail_player_a.php?id=846 Interperformances.com Profile]
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Milan_Milosevic/61766 Eurobasket.com Profile]
- [http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Milan-Milosevic-39568/stats/ Draftexpress.com Profile]
- [http://www.aba-liga.com/player.php?id=1020 ABA League Profile]
- [http://esake.gr/el/action/EsakeplayerView?idplayer=9198D674&mode=1&idchampionship=3E05D578 Greek Basket League] {{in lang|el}}
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